Pointe Shoes and Glitterama

The downtown dance calendar is hopping next week with two events that couldn't be more unlike and yet equally compelling.

The Suzanne Farrell Ballet is playing a brief engagement at the Joyce Theater--Wednesday, October 19th thru the 23rd--with a Balanchine-heavy program (not that Balanchine's work itself is ever heavy) that will bring out the hardcore balletomanes in force.

Available at the Suzanne Farrell Ballet site are podcasts featuring Farrell's personal commentaries on the ballets. I haven't listened yet but my guess is there's no cursing or gum-snapping, for that is not the Way of the Muse.

Later in October, the 30th and 31st to be precise, Keigwin + Company will be premiering "Balloon Dance" at the Guggenheim as part of the Guggie's popular, vital Works and Process series. All schedule and ticket information can be found here.

So don't ever accuse me of not being helpful. Some bloggers might growl, Google it to find out when it is, you lazy bastards, but I don't want to be "that guy," as Marc Maron might say.